We 1 (6-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 5, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call King J. Whetstone at (202) 690-3234, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary May 27 - June 2, 2007 Highlights: Tropical Storm Barry developed over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 and crossed Florida's peninsula the following day, producing much-needed rain in the drought-stricken southern Atlantic States. Storm-total rainfall topped 6 inches at a few locations in eastern sections of Florida and Georgia, aiding wildfire containment efforts and reversing the long decline in Lake Okeechobee's surface elevation. Farther west, however, only light showers dotted in the Mississippi Delta, while little or no rain fell from Florida's panhandle and Alabama northward into Kentucky, resulting in further deterioration in the condition of pastures and dryland summer crops. From the Ohio Valley northward, scattered showers provided local relief from short-term dryness. Nevertheless, concerns related to dryness in the central and eastern Corn Belt included stress on pastures and uneven summer crop emergence. In addition, weekly temperatures averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal in parts of the eastern Corn Belt. In contrast, heavy showers continued to pepper the Plains and the western Corn Belt. Although many summer crops across the Nation's mid-section continued to thrive due to abundant moisture reserves and moderate temperatures, pockets of torrential rainfall and excessive wetness hampered late-season planting efforts and perpetuated lowland flooding. On the central and southern Plains, wetness also delayed initial winter wheat harvesting and threatened crop quality. Elsewhere, hot, dry weather west of the Rockies promoted fieldwork and the development of irrigated crops. However, heavy irrigation demands and prematurely melting snow packs maintained Western water-supply concerns, while pastures and rain-fed crops were subjected to increasingly stressful conditions. Early in the week, torrential rainfall persisted in parts of Texas. Waco, TX, received a daily-record total of 2.54 inches on May 27, boosting its 2-day sum to 5.83 inches. Waco (13.99 inches in May and 24.91 inches from March-May) also completed its second-wettest month on record, behind 15.00 inches in May 1965, and third-wettest spring behind 29.78 inches in 1905 and 26.55 inches in 1957. Similarly, Lubbock, TX, noted its third-wettest January-May period (14.00 inches) behind 19.64 inches in 1941 and 14.78 inches in 1949. Meanwhile, Midland, TX--with a monthly average temperature 4.4 degrees F below normal and 5.27 inches of rain in May--recorded its coolest, wettest May since 1992. Elsewhere in Texas, San Angelo did not reach 90 degrees F until May 30, when the high climbed to 93 degrees F. San Angelo's previous latest date of the year's first 90-degree heat occurred on May 28, 1977. Meanwhile in the West, cool air was quickly replaced by a heat wave. On May 28 in Oregon, daily-record lows dipped to 26 degrees F in Redmond and 32 degrees F in Eugene. By June 2, however, daily-record highs in Washington climbed to 95 degrees F in both LaCrosse and Colville, while Walla Walla attained 98 degrees F. Record-setting warmth also developed in the Northeast by May 31, when highs in Pennsylvania soared to 93 degrees F in Williamsport and Harrisburg. In Ohio, Youngstown posted three consecutive daily-record highs (88, 87, and 88 degrees F) from May 31 - June 2. May ended much as it began, with exceptionally wet conditions across the Nation's mid-section. May 29 was the wettest day in more than 110 years of record-keeping in Broken Bow, NE, where 5.65 inches fell. Broken Bow's previous wettest day, August 10, 1968, featured 4.72 inches. In addition, Broken Bow (10.82 inches) completed its wettest month on record, eclipsing the 10.33-inch total observed in June 1975. Elsewhere in Nebraska, the 29th was North Platte's wettest May day on record. North Platte's daily total of 2.95 inches edged its standard of 2.94 inches, established on May 16, 1902. Farther north, Bozeman, MT (7.3 inches), experienced a daily-record snowfall for May 29. It was Bozeman's second-latest 7-inch snowfall on record behind a 14.3-inch total on June 13, 2001. By May 30, heavy rain overspread the Dakotas, where daily-record amounts reached 2.59 inches in Aberdeen, SD, and 1.95 inches in Bismarck, ND. Aberdeen's monthly rainfall climbed to 12.23 inches, second only to a 12.39-inch sum in May 1906. Rain lingered for several more days across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, resulting in some very high totals. In western South Dakota, 5-day (May 29 - June 2) rainfall totaled 8.24 inches near Deadwood and 6.28 inches in Lead. On June 1-2, Wheaton, MN, netted 7.02 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. Farther south, locally heavy showers fell as far east as the central Gulf Coast, where Slidell, LA, collected 9.49 inches in a 48-hour period from May 29-31. However, many other Southeastern locations endured their driest spring on record. March-May rainfall totaled just 2.24 inches (15 percent of normal) in Tallahassee, FL; 4.45 inches (25 percent) in Vicksburg, MS; and 4.72 inches (30 percent) in Birmingham, AL. Tallahassee's former record of 3.35 inches had stood since 1925. On the afternoon of June 1, Barry achieved tropical-storm intensity while situated about 235 miles west of Key West, FL. Barry quickly moved northeastward, reaching Florida's west coast the following morning near Tampa Bay. Barry was responsible for the wettest June day on record in Melbourne (5.28 inches on June 2; previously, 5.00 inches on June 23, 1984), and produced daily-record totals in many other Southeastern locations. June 2 totals reached 4.80 inches in Savannah, GA, and 3.73 inches in West Palm Beach, FL; storm totals in those two locations climbed to 5.21 inches (on June 2-3) in Savannah and 6.99 inches (from May 31 - June 2) in West Palm Beach. Prior to Barry's arrival, Savannah's rainfall for the entire spring (March-May) totaled just 3.73 inches, or 35 percent of normal. Storm-total rainfall unofficially reached 8.00 inches in Mount Vernon, GA. Meanwhile, the average surface elevation of southern Florida's Lake Okeechobee fell to a record-low 8.89 feet on May 31, but rebounded about 1 inch to 8.98 feet by June 4. Hawaii continued to slip into drought under a warm, dry weather regime. Through June 2, year-to-date rainfall totals included 2.50 inches (28 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu, and 3.87 inches (36 percent) in Kahului, Maui. Meanwhile on the Big Island, Hilo collected daily-record highs on May 28, 30, 31, and June 2 (87, 87, 88, and 88 degrees F, respectively). Farther north, near-normal temperatures and scattered showers prevailed across much of Alaska. Precipitation was occasionally heavy across southern Alaska, where Yakutat (2.86 inches) netted a daily-record rainfall on May 30. Elsewhere, warmth spread across much of interior Alaska by June 2, when Fairbanks posted a high of 76 degrees F. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary May 28 - June 3, 2007 In the Southeast, despite some much needed precipitation, mostly along the Atlantic Coast, drought conditions continued to persist. Likewise, irrigation demands remain heavy throughout the Southeast, while pastures and summer crops are under severe stress. Meanwhile in the West, warm, dry, weather prevailed, promoting fieldwork and crop development, but the lack of moisture increased irrigation demands. In California, pastures remain in poor conditions, but as the result of heavy irrigation the summer crops are in favorable conditions. Farther east, a dry pattern continued across the eastern Corn Belt and the Ohio Valley. Although not a major concern as of yet, the dry weather has begun to show some stress on pastures and summer crops. Elsewhere, on the Great Plains, showers and thunderstorms continued to hamper planting activities and other fieldwork, particularly from Texas stretching northward to the Dakotas, where some areas received more than 4 inches of rain. Precipitation during the week in the Great Plains provided abundant soil moisture for filling winter wheat and emerged summer crops. Corn: Ninety-four percent of the crop was at or beyond emergence, 1 point ahead of last year and 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Emergence reached completion in North Carolina and Tennessee and was nearly complete across the central Corn Belt and central and southern Great Plains. Development was behind normal in Colorado, Iowa, and Missouri but was at or ahead of the normal pace in all other States. Soybeans: Growers had planted 88 percent of their intended acreage, the same as the previous year but 7 points ahead of the normal pace. Progress advanced most in Michigan and South Dakota, where producers planted 20 percent and 19 percent of their intended acreage during the week, respectively. Seeding also advanced 11 points or more in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Emergence, at 70 percent, was 4 points ahead of last year and 14 points ahead of normal. The crop continued well ahead of the normal pace in most of the Corn Belt, including Minnesota and Ohio where the crop was 31 points ahead of normal. However, persistent rainfall continued to slow crop development in Kansas, where emergence was 16 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Winter Wheat: Heading, at 88 percent complete, was the same as last year but 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Across the middle Mississippi Valley and the southern half of the Great Plains heading was completed or near completion, and with the exception of Colorado, Kansas, and Montana, all States where ahead of the normal pace. Heading in Michigan advanced rapidly, progressing 50 points during the week, to 77 percent complete, 7 points behind last year but well ahead of the normal pace. Elsewhere, under favorable conditions heading advanced 24 points or more in Colorado, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. Cotton: Growers had seeded 84 percent of their intended acreage, 7 points behind last year and 4 points behind the 5-year average. Planting was complete in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina. However, wet weather continued to hamper planting operations in the central and southern Great Plains, including Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, where seeding was behind the normal pace. Although some much needed precipitation fell in the Southeast, planting was still behind in Georgia and Alabama. Sorghum: Fifty-four percent of the crop had been planted, 9 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Rainfall in excess of 4 inches was recorded in parts of the central and southern Great Plains, delaying planting operations. In Kansas, the crop was 12 points behind last year and 19 points behind the normal pace, while minimal progress was made in Texas and Oklahoma during the week as wet weather limited fieldwork. Elsewhere, dry, warm weather is contributing to the progress in Illinois, where planting was 27 points ahead of the 5-year average. Planting was complete in the Delta. Rice: Emergence, at 96 percent, was 10 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of the normal pace. Emergence is near completion and ahead of normal in all States, except Texas, where excessive rainfall slowed crop development. The rice crop condition improved slightly from 67 percent good to excellent last week, to 71 percent good or excellent. Small Grains: Spring wheat emergence was at 96 percent complete, 2 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of the 5-year average. Emergence was complete or nearly complete in all States, and was at or ahead of the normal pace in all States. Progress advanced most in Montana under favorable weather conditions, advancing 13 points during the week. Barley emergence, at 95 percent complete, is 4 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of the 5-year average. Emergence advanced 12 points or more in Idaho and Montana, where 13 and 12 percent of the crop emerged during the week, respectively. Emergence is near completion in all States, and is at or ahead of normal in all States, except Idaho. Eighty-one percent of the crop was rated good or excellent, up slightly from the previous week. Thirty-two percent of oats were at or beyond the heading stage, 2 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Heading was most active in the Corn Belt, where the crop advanced 24 points in Ohio and 14 points in Nebraska during the week. Heading had not yet begun in Minnesota and North Dakota. Other Crops: Peanut planting advanced to 79 percent complete, 10 points behind last year and 12 points behind the normal pace. Although fair progress was made during the week, planting continued to lag behind normal in all States, except Virginia. Severe drought continues to hamper planting activities in the Southeast, where seeding in Georgia and Florida was 18 points and 16 points behind normal, respectively. Sunflower growers had sown 51 percent of their intended acreage, 14 points behind last year and 4 points behind of the normal pace. Soggy fields delayed planting activities in Kansas and South Dakota, where progress was limited to 8 and 2 points, respectively. Elsewhere, planting was ahead of normal in Colorado and North Dakota. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 89 65 94 91 ID : 23 13 20 15 IL : 98 96 98 97 IN : 96 85 98 95 KS : 99 97 100 100 MI : 77 27 84 46 MO : 99 98 100 99 MT : 4 0 20 7 NE : 91 74 84 78 NC : 100 100 100 99 OH : 99 85 97 92 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 84 55 69 72 SD : 66 34 60 39 TX : 100 99 99 99 WA : 65 40 55 55 : 18 Sts: 88 80 88 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 26 5 24 11 CA : 19 10 13 11 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 IN : 0 0 0 0 KS : 0 0 1 0 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 0 0 0 1 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 4 1 4 8 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 3 1 45 23 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 10 3 25 26 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 1 0 7 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 95 86 98 96 AZ : 99 97 99 97 AR : 100 100 100 97 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 74 58 93 91 KS : 45 20 49 60 LA : 98 93 100 99 MS : 100 99 100 98 MO : 100 100 98 98 NC : 100 98 98 97 OK : 57 51 84 80 SC : 98 85 94 92 TN : 99 98 98 94 TX : 72 55 84 78 VA : 99 96 100 100 : 15 Sts: 84 74 91 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 0 2 7 AZ : 25 10 5 20 AR : 3 1 4 5 CA : 56 30 4 6 GA : 2 0 7 9 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 2 1 12 12 MS : 9 2 9 6 MO : 4 1 2 4 NC : 2 0 1 4 OK : 0 0 4 1 SC : 1 0 2 2 TN : 4 1 2 4 TX : 11 9 12 14 VA : 0 0 0 2 : 15 Sts: 9 5 8 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 79 84 72 IL : 96 91 89 81 IN : 96 89 71 74 IA : 93 87 98 94 KS : 57 45 75 71 KY : 79 62 66 51 LA : 90 86 93 78 MI : 87 67 80 74 MN : 99 94 95 91 MS : 99 98 99 95 MO : 66 55 83 72 NE : 86 78 97 92 NC : 55 39 50 51 ND : 88 79 95 88 OH : 99 95 89 73 SD : 76 57 88 82 TN : 79 73 74 59 WI : 95 84 83 78 : 18 Sts: 88 80 88 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 70 56 70 59 IL : 85 66 68 59 IN : 83 56 47 54 IA : 73 47 82 71 KS : 33 19 49 49 KY : 63 38 43 38 LA : 87 78 84 68 MI : 64 26 61 44 MN : 87 62 69 56 MS : 95 93 97 91 MO : 49 32 62 52 NE : 57 41 76 65 NC : 40 22 36 37 ND : 59 33 63 46 OH : 87 53 77 56 SD : 40 18 53 40 TN : 63 43 52 40 WI : 69 45 54 41 : 18 Sts: 70 48 66 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 86 76 95 95 FL : 70 50 83 86 GA : 73 52 88 91 NC : 90 88 95 97 OK : 89 76 86 91 SC : 90 71 85 92 TX : 86 80 93 90 VA : 99 96 94 94 : 8 Sts : 79 63 89 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 44 29 47 39 KS : 14 6 37 36 ND : 75 61 83 72 SD : 21 19 47 36 : 4 Sts : 51 41 65 55 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflower acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 70 56 80 82 IL : 99 96 96 90 IN : 97 87 79 78 IA : 93 86 98 95 KS : 94 83 95 94 KY : 97 94 94 87 MI : 85 69 84 69 MN : 98 95 94 91 MO : 90 79 100 93 NE : 95 82 96 93 NC : 100 100 100 98 ND : 93 72 87 83 OH : 98 91 96 79 PA : 75 65 78 69 SD : 85 67 87 81 TN : 100 100 99 98 TX : 98 90 97 97 WI : 93 80 80 69 : 18 Sts: 94 85 93 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 98 CO : 41 28 47 50 IL : 78 70 58 51 KS : 35 24 47 54 LA : 100 99 99 95 MO : 68 51 88 76 NE : 71 64 82 72 NM : 40 17 64 33 OK : 44 42 61 44 SD : 58 45 66 51 TX : 76 72 81 72 : 11 Sts: 54 46 63 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 100 96 CA : 80 70 25 59 LA : 99 97 99 98 MS : 99 97 99 97 MO : 97 95 99 94 TX : 95 90 99 99 : 6 Sts : 96 92 86 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 93 93 94 MN : 99 98 93 92 MT : 95 82 92 88 ND : 95 87 94 86 SD : 100 97 100 100 WA : 99 98 99 99 : 6 Sts : 96 89 94 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 88 75 87 89 MN : 99 98 92 91 MT : 97 85 91 90 ND : 96 89 92 85 WA : 99 96 99 99 : 5 Sts : 95 86 91 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 3, :May 27,:Jun 3, : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 11 4 13 16 MN : 0 0 0 0 NE : 24 10 30 24 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 36 12 20 18 PA : 1 1 7 5 SD : 3 1 2 1 TX : 100 100 98 100 WI : 7 1 0 1 : 9 Sts : 32 29 30 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 5 79 16 IL : 1 3 17 59 20 IN : 1 5 23 59 12 IA : 1 3 17 58 21 KS : 0 6 25 61 8 KY : 2 8 31 43 16 MI : 1 2 17 55 25 MN : 0 2 11 63 24 MO : 3 3 26 58 10 NE : 0 2 15 61 22 NC : 7 17 33 40 3 ND : 0 2 15 74 9 OH : 2 6 24 52 16 PA : 0 2 32 51 15 SD : 0 2 16 65 17 TN : 4 12 34 42 8 TX : 3 8 33 38 18 WI : 0 2 14 61 23 : 18 Sts : 1 3 18 60 18 : Prev Wk : 1 3 18 60 18 Prev Yr : 1 4 24 56 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 26 55 17 IL : 1 4 27 58 10 IN : 1 6 29 55 9 IA : 0 3 21 60 16 KS : 0 4 25 67 4 KY : 2 6 28 48 16 LA : 0 3 36 56 5 MI : 0 2 22 56 20 MN : 1 3 19 63 14 MS : 0 1 17 66 16 MO : 1 6 36 54 3 NE : 0 1 18 70 11 NC : 2 12 30 52 4 ND : 0 2 13 75 10 OH : 0 2 31 46 21 SD : 1 5 17 67 10 TN : 2 10 33 49 6 WI : 0 1 15 71 13 : 18 Sts : 1 4 24 59 12 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 4 25 58 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 25 50 21 CA : 0 0 10 50 40 LA : 0 3 49 41 7 MS : 0 0 11 76 13 MO : 0 6 28 65 1 TX : 0 9 45 46 0 : 6 Sts : 0 3 26 51 20 : Prev Wk : 1 5 27 52 15 Prev Yr : 1 5 41 42 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 4 9 81 6 MN : 0 3 16 55 26 MT : 0 2 15 64 19 ND : 0 2 9 70 19 SD : 0 2 19 56 23 WA : 2 11 36 46 5 : 6 Sts : 0 2 13 66 19 : Prev Wk : 1 3 17 63 16 Prev Yr : 2 5 24 55 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 12 22 30 31 5 CA : 0 2 5 49 44 CO : 2 5 23 47 23 ID : 0 4 10 75 11 IL : 8 21 39 27 5 IN : 5 16 43 33 3 KS : 14 21 32 25 8 MI : 1 5 30 43 21 MO : 22 34 33 10 1 MT : 0 3 20 44 33 NE : 3 10 30 48 9 NC : 20 18 28 32 2 OH : 4 14 43 33 6 OK : 7 10 23 45 15 OR : 3 31 29 35 2 SD : 2 6 21 51 20 TX : 2 7 24 43 24 WA : 2 9 31 50 8 : 18 Sts : 7 13 27 39 14 : Prev Wk : 6 11 26 40 17 Prev Yr : 25 23 25 22 5 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26 36 32 6 0 AZ : 0 0 45 49 6 AR : 0 3 25 51 21 CA : 0 2 45 41 12 GA : 14 30 39 17 0 KS : 0 0 10 85 5 LA : 0 0 30 66 4 MS : 0 2 18 62 18 MO : 0 10 29 58 3 NC : 1 6 33 57 3 OK : 0 3 42 55 0 SC : 0 6 66 28 0 TN : 1 5 35 53 6 TX : 1 11 33 44 11 VA : 0 0 22 78 0 : 15 Sts : 3 10 33 45 9 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 5 16 36 36 7 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 20 62 16 MN : 0 2 17 66 15 NE : 1 3 25 66 5 ND : 0 0 8 71 21 OH : 1 16 31 45 7 PA : 1 10 38 47 4 SD : 0 1 16 68 15 TX : 2 11 28 36 23 WI : 0 3 16 61 20 : 9 Sts : 1 5 20 56 18 : Prev Wk : 0 4 22 60 14 Prev Yr : 11 11 27 42 9 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 2 17 74 5 MN : 0 2 20 57 21 MT : 0 2 23 55 20 ND : 0 1 8 68 23 WA : 3 9 32 53 3 : 5 Sts : 1 2 16 64 17 : Prev Wk : 1 2 18 65 14 Prev Yr : 0 3 23 59 15 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 3, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 37 37 22 4 0 :: NJ : 0 5 40 55 0 AZ : 18 28 36 16 2 :: NM : 4 9 20 57 10 AR : 1 6 32 51 10 :: NY : 1 5 23 54 17 CA : 38 59 3 0 0 :: NC : 10 30 36 24 0 CO : 1 3 26 59 11 :: ND : 2 5 23 58 12 CT : 0 0 16 84 0 :: OH : 4 13 33 42 8 DE : 1 13 18 63 5 :: OK : 0 4 23 47 26 FL : 45 40 12 3 0 :: OR : 1 6 36 47 10 GA : 58 32 9 1 0 :: PA : 4 14 31 43 8 ID : 0 9 35 53 3 :: RI : 0 0 0 60 40 IL : 3 7 30 51 9 :: SC : 5 25 50 20 0 IN : 3 13 42 40 2 :: SD : 2 4 20 51 23 IA : 1 3 23 56 17 :: TN : 20 32 36 12 0 KS : 2 9 29 45 15 :: TX : 1 5 22 50 22 KY : 11 25 40 23 1 :: UT : 6 12 42 38 2 LA : 1 5 20 70 4 :: VT : 0 0 0 65 35 ME : 1 2 10 70 17 :: VA : 6 14 39 39 2 MD : 5 16 33 34 12 :: WA : 1 3 18 74 4 MA : 0 0 0 91 9 :: WV : 2 24 48 25 1 MI : 2 7 30 44 17 :: WI : 2 10 30 52 6 MN : 1 6 24 58 11 :: WY : 1 8 46 39 6 MS : 15 26 31 28 0 :: : MO : 3 10 45 35 7 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 27 40 11 MT : 0 5 24 43 28 :: : NE : 3 4 28 50 15 :: Prev Wk: 6 14 28 41 11 NV : 15 21 46 15 3 :: Prev Yr: 9 16 29 38 8 NH : 0 0 5 50 45 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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